Directional Terms Bellringer

A _____ wound might require medical attention whereas a ______ cut or scratch would just need basic bandages.

• superficial; deep

• deep; superficial

• anterior; posterior

• posterior; anterior

Your lungs are lateral to your heart.

• True

• False

The eyes and nose are on the _______ surface of the body.

• anterior

• posterior

• dorsal

• deep

The stomach is __________ to the heart.

• superior

• lateral

• inferior

• ventral

The hand is proximal to the shoulder.

• True

• False

What does it mean when a doctor says he/she is about to dissect the distal end of the small intestine?

• The doctor is going to dissect the part of the small intestine that is in the front of the stomach.

• The doctor is going to dissect the part of the small intestine closest to the stomach.

• The doctor is going to dissect the part of the small intestine farthest away from the stomach.

• The doctor is going to dissect the part of the small intestine that is behind the stomach.